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Why isn't better quality used gear being made available?

 

I've been scanning used gear for a while trying to look for an amplifier and a line stage pre-amplifier. To me it seems like quality higher end gear being made available is Limited.  Maybe it's a good thing that all this quality gear I'm looking for doesn't want to be sold .

I have never been able to find used cables that are what I'm looking for from transparent, cardas, ect,  or other worthwhile brands in the mid to upper price ranges. I guess people keep their old used cables in a box and don't even bother selling them . Maybe it follows that Quality used components sit on a shelf in someone's basement not being sold. It's tough giving up quality audio components even if you don't plan to use them and maybe keeping them around as back up or for a third listening room that never happens.

emergingsoul
ghdprentice
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@emergingsoul 

Holy cow. I have had battles with the seller on a $25 item. $20K? You are very risk tolerant.

emergingsoul OP
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@ghdprentice

It was a VTL used preamp 7.5 iii and it was in the color I was looking for. This was at a time new amplifiers were, and still are, hard to find and I really wanted it. Don’t see too many of these things coming up used for sale

I Settled for something else but it would’ve been better to have the VTL. Another factor was vtl doesn’t like to service or even look at preamplifiers from foreign countries

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markalarsen
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@roxy54

I have some high quality components I will not sell in my lifetime. I am satisfied with particular high-end amps, speakers and cables.  They will not be available on the used market. Others probably feel the same way. 

microtechxpert
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Iwas recently in a sort of upscale type of thrift store and saw a pair of Parasound JC-1 Monoblocks. The store has a 30 day money back warranty if they are not functional but are not able to be returned if I am just not happy with the sound of them. They want $1,500 each which seems like a good deal but there is no way for me to test them. I would probably just buy them to hook up and use for now but also list them here for sale to flip if I go back and buy them. So I guess my question is should I buy them and if so how much do yall think I would be able to get for them?

emergingsoul OP
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If they in good shape it sounds like a good deal.

I would offer them $400 to rent them for two days with the balance owed if you keep them. Or just buy them outright. And if you do this I would see if you can look inside them to see if there's anything that looks out of place. Check on the history if you can figure that out. 

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